Victorious Prachanda today reportedly requested Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala to agree to become the first President of the Republic of Nepal.

Victorious Prachanda met the Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala today and reportedly requested Koirala to agree to become the President of the Republic of Nepal. This hasn’t been independently verified but isn’t surprising. Prachanda wants international recognition of his government and the best way could be to have Koirala, who led the historic April Revolution of 2006, as the ceremonial Head of State. That would provide legitimacy to the Prachanda-led government than anything else.
We have learned that Koirala didn’t say anything on Prachanda’s proposal though he seemed to be positive about the offer that would help him create history as the first President of Nepal. But some Nepali Congress cadres who became aware of the Maoist plan were already worried because they think are trying to use Nepali Congress as a shield to push their radical agendas.



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